Tenzing Norgay
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Tenzing Norgay GM OSN (/ˈtɛnzɪŋ ˈnɔːrɡeɪ/; Sherpa: བསྟན་འཛིན་ནོར་རྒྱས tendzin norgyé; May 1914 – 9 May 1986), born Namgyal Wangdi, and also referred to as Sherpa Tenzing,[1] was a Nepalese-Indian Sherpa mountaineer.[2][3] He was one of the first two people known to certainly reach the summit of Mount Everest, which he accomplished with Edmund Hillary on 29 May 1953.[4] Time named Norgay one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.[5]
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Birth name | Namgyal Wangdi |
Main discipline | Mountaineer |
Born | (1914-05-00)May 1914 Tengboche, Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, or Tse Chu, Ü-Tsang, Tibet |
Died | 9 May 1986(1986-05-09) (aged 71–72) Darjeeling, West Bengal, India |
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Starting age | 19 years |
Starting discipline | Porter |
Notable ascents | First ascent of Mount Everest, May 1953 |
Famous partnerships | Edmund Hillary |
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Children | 7, including Jamling |
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